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I have this dark flowered plant that I think is a second clone of Stenoglottis longifolia though there are some other species and hybrids appearing
on the market. I get very confused when I try to sort out the names of Stenoglottis. Plantzafrica says: "Stenoglottis longifolia was first described by Joseph Dalton Hooker in 1891, making it the second species to be described in the genus after S. fimbriata, which was described by John Lindley in 1837. The genus remained poorly understood for many years and has been the subject of several taxonomic studies due to the substantial morphological variation within and between species, making species boundaries difficult to define. The most recent comprehensive study by Phillips and Bytebier in 2020, used a combination of molecular and morphological data to revise the taxonomy of the genus. S. longifolia itself has been involved in some taxonomic confusion. A taxon previously described as S. molweniensis is now considered synonymous with S. longifolia, as no consistent morphological or genetic differences were found to separate them." I am confused, but I am not alone in that. This plant seems to fall within the limits of variability of S. longifolia. |
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| 13th September 2015 | ||
